KOHAT: A man killed his wife and her alleged paramour in the name of honour in Waziro Kalay area here on Saturday.

A man informed the Jarma police that his nephew allegedly saw his (latter’s) wife in objectionable condition with a neighbour, who is from Orakzai Agency. He brought a Kalashnikov from a room and sprayed both of them with bullets.

The relatives and the accused buried the bodies secretly, but on information, the police dug the graves and shifted the bodies to women and children hospital. The doctors confirmed that they had been killed.

The accused managed to escape after the killing. The police registered the case and launched investigation.

Published in Dawn, October 15th, 2017

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